Florida By The Numbers

💡 The latest research "Florida By The Numbers" video update is now available. Our Senior Research Economist, Sheridan Morby, analyzes some of the latest metrics impacting Florida's future as a top-10📷 economy, including inflation, GDP and employment figures, school readiness,…

🚨Inflation Update: In June, prices rose 0.3% over the month and are up 2.7% from a year ago. Housing and food, which make up nearly 60% of the index, saw top annual price increases. Don’t expect a Fed rate cut anytime soon. Read a full update on the latest inflation stats in our…

Breaking: Florida Remains #4 in the Nation for Net Tech Employment 🏗️ Remaining Focused on the 2030 Blueprint Goal of Top 3 📈 #3 in net tech job gains 🤖 12.7K AI-related job postings (11.2% of tech jobs) 💵 $94.3B direct economic impact from the tech sector Register now for the…

Florida Consumer Sentiment rises to 84.1 in June 2025 ⬆️+3.8% MoM | ⬆️ +14.9% YoY U.S. Consumer Sentiment: ⬇️ -11.0% YoY Floridians remain more optimistic than the nation but the gap is shrinking 💸 Biggest boost: Personal finance outlook ⚠️ Caution persists as trade policy…

💡 The latest research "Florida By The Numbers" video update is now available. Our Senior Research Economist, Sheridan Morby, analyzes some of the latest metrics impacting Florida's future as a top-10🌎 economy, including inflation, employment figures, consumer sentiment, and…

💡 The latest research "Florida By The Numbers" video update is now available. Our Senior Research Economist, Sheridan Morby, analyzes some of the latest metrics impacting Florida's future as a top-10 🌍 economy, including employment figures and the state of inflation. ➡️ Check…

Latest @FloridaBTN research video update is now available. Our VP of Research, Dr. Keith Richard, analyzes some of the latest metrics on employment, housing, GDP & more, that are impacting FL's future as a top-10 🌍 economy by 2030. Check it out here: flchm.co/4cbrv3i

Florida is now #10 in the U.S. for manufacturing jobs with 430,800 total jobs—one step closer to our Florida 2030 Blueprint goal of making Florida a Top 5 state for manufacturing jobs by 2030! We just surpassed Georgia by 5,600 jobs, but to claim the #5 spot (currently held by…

Florida had a record-breaking year for tourism in 2024, seeing 142.9 million visitors over the year. This new @VISITFLORIDA data reports that domestic tourism led these historic figures, and Canada, United Kingdom, and Brazil were the top 3 origin countries for international…

Latest data shows that #Florida leads the nation in business relocation, as 503 net businesses have relocated to the #sunshinestate over the year. This attraction of businesses is over triple the next highest state, Tennessee. #FL2030 #SecureFL

Breaking News: Florida has surpassed 10 million non-agricultural jobs, a historic moment for Florida’s labor market. To put it in perspective – employment in Florida outnumbers population in 40 states.

Breaking News: Florida’s childhood poverty rate has declined for the 8th consecutive year, now at 16.9% according to the latest data. There are 714,768 Florida children living in poverty, a reduction of 22,799 from last year. See the reality in your county on…

If Florida was a country, it would now be the 15th largest economy in the world. This rise from 16th to 15th surpassed Spain, and now puts Florida just behind South Korea in the rankings based on annual GDP. The recently released GDP for Q2:2024 sits at $1.7 trillion, pointing to…

Florida's technology sector contributes $85.5 billion to our economy, and Florida saw one of the largest monthly job gains of the year last month. Our VP of Research, Keith Richard, Ph.D., analyzes these #FL2030 metrics and more in the August 2024 edition of Florida By the…

In June, Florida's job market saw a boost, with an addition of 196,900 jobs over the past year, marking a 2% increase compared to June 2023. Despite this growth, the unemployment rate held steady from last month at 3.3%.

Breaking News: New 2024 Education stats show that 3rd grade reading scores increased by 5 percentage points, while 8th grade scores rose 4 percentage points. Click here for more details on the 2024 education scores: flchm.co/4cJDeW2

Breaking News: FL continues to lead the U.S. in net income migration, w/ an influx of $36.05B in net income. Kyle Baltuch, EVP of the Foundation, dives deeper into what this high net income migration says about FL’s vibrant economy & the challenges it could present – read here:…

The latest May job numbers show an increase of 222,200 jobs in FL over the year. The state has gained a slight increase of 6,000 jobs in the past month. With an unchanged unemployment rate of 3.3%, the open jobs ratio remains 91 unemployed Floridians for every 100 open jobs.

As of May 2024, the national inflation rate has decreased to 3.3%, and the Southern Region's inflation rate is slightly lower at 3.2%. Both the rates fell by 0.1 percentage points since April 2024. Inflation has been fairly steady this year - above the Federal Reserve's target…